Phone call Wayne should make to rival club; big strength that could decide the premiership — Alex McKinnon

NRL NRL-PREMIERSHIP Phone call Wayne should make to rival club; big strength that could decide the premiership — Alex McKinnon 'You can't trust Latrell!' | 01:26 Alex McKinnon from Fox Sports September 18th, 2026 11:43 am Finals rugby league is in full swing and it has me thinking.

In my role at Newcastle as Pathways Recruitment Analyst, I work in a space where this time of the year I’m watching plenty of junior grand finals from Under 13s up.

The sun starts to come out, everyone gets excited and start to think about how they can get there next year.

One of the real attributes that I’ve seen a lot of lately, and I think it really does translate to the NRL final series, is your ability as a half to run the football.